Curt Merz

Curt Merz
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-04-17)April 17, 1938
Place of birth Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death April 22, 2022(2022-04-22) (aged 84)
Place of death Springfield, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Draft 31
Position(s) G/DE

Curtis Karl Merz (April 17, 1938 – April 22, 2022)[2] was a former college and professional American football guard who played seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962–1968. He started for the 1966 AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs and in Super Bowl I.[3]

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Merz was raised in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, and played prep football at Jonathan Dayton High School.[4]

Merz also played one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the 1960 Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders.

After his football career, Merz became a Kansas City broadcaster where he did a morning talk show in 1986. Rush Limbaugh did a segment for the show. The station was KMBZ.[5]

  1. ^ Curtis K. Merz
  2. ^ Former Hawkeye Curt Merz Passes
  3. ^ "At last, that Super Bowl is here". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. January 15, 1967. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Curt Merz, NJSports.com. Accessed February 6, 2022. "Curtis Carl Merz was born April 17, 1938 in Newark and grew up in Springfield. Curt was a massive talent who earned all-state honors in football, basketball and track for Jonathan Dayton High School."
  5. ^ Garron, Barry (May 12, 1992). "Dunaway to leave KMBZ for Hartford". Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 17, 2011.